Job Board

The Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) (https://www.uthsc.edu/physiology/) invites applications and nominations from talented individuals to fill a Tenure-track Assistant Professor position to complement and extend departmental and campus-wide research in the areas of cardiovascular and renal physiology and diseases. The Department of Physiology at UTHSC was recently ranked forth out of all Physiology Departments in North America for total federal research funding. The Department faculty conduct diverse, innovative research towards understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of physiology and translational research employing multidisciplinary approaches to uncovering new biological principles impacting human diseases.

We are particularly interested in candidates with active research programs to complement existing departmental strengths in cardiac and vascular diseases, diabetes, ion channel physiology, signal transduction, mitochondrial biology, injury and repair. The primary duties of this position are to maintain a vigorous, creative, nationally funded research program, supervise graduate students, and teach physiology to medical and dental students.

This position comes with a competitive start-up package, supportive environment, modern laboratory space, and access to state-of-the-art core facilities at the UTHSC. Outstanding opportunities to develop collaborative research programs are available in the Department of Physiology in partnership with diverse clinical resources on the UTHSC campus, as well as with local and statewide hospitals.